WTA International tournaments explained

The WTA International tournaments was a category for tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. As of 2021 these events have been reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments. The winner of a WTA 250 tournament adds 250 points to her WTA ranking.

For the 2024 season, there were 23 WTA 250, all knock-out tournaments with a prize money for every event at $267,082.

Events

Current WTA 250

TournamentSponsored nameCityCountrySurfaceDrawFirst Edition
Auckland OpenASB ClassicAuckland New ZealandHard322009
Hobart InternationalHobart InternationalHobart AustraliaHard322009
Hua Hin ChampionshipsThailand OpenHua Hin ThailandHard322019
Transylvania OpenTransylvania OpenCluj-Napoca RomaniaHard (i)322021
ATX OpenATX OpenAustin, Texas USAHard322023
Copa ColsanitasCopa Colsanitas presentado por ZürichBogotá ColombiaClay (red)322009
Open de RouenOpen Rouen Capfinances MétropoleRouen FranceClay (i)322024
Morocco OpenGrand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla MeryemRabat MoroccoClay (red)322009
Nottingham OpenRothesay Open NottinghamNottingham United KingdomGrass322015
Rosmalen ChampionshipsLibema Open's-Hertogenbosch NetherlandsGrass322009
Birmingham ClassicRothesay Classic BirminghamBirmingham United KingdomGrass562009
Palermo OpenPalermo Ladies OpenPalermo ItalyClay (red)322009
Budapest Grand PrixHungarian Grand PrixBudapest HungaryClay (red)322009
Prague OpenLivesport Prague OpenPrague Czech RepublicClay (red)322015
Iași OpenUniCredit Iași OpenIași RomaniaClay (red)322024
Tennis in the LandTennis in the LandCleveland USAHard322021
Jasmin OpenJasmin OpenMonastir, Tunisia TunisiaHard322022
Ningbo OpenNingbo International Tennis OpenNingbo ChinaHard322023
Japan OpenJapan Women's OpenHiroshima JapanHard322009
Jiangxi OpenJiangxi International Women's Tennis OpenNanchang ChinaHard322016
Guangzhou OpenGuangzhou International Women's OpenGuangzhou ChinaHard322009
Hong Kong OpenHong Kong OpenHong Kong Hong Kong, ChinaHard322014
Mérida OpenMérida Open AkronMérida, Yucatán MexicoHard322023

Defunct

TournamentSponsored nameCityCountrySurfaceDrawFirst EditionLast Edition
Amelia Island ChampionshipsMPS Group ChampionshipsPonte Vedra Beach United StatesClay (green)3220092010
Brisbane InternationalBrisbane InternationalBrisbane AustraliaHard3220092011
Marbella OpenAndalucia Tennis ExperienceMarbella SpainClay (red)3220092011
Barcelona OpenBarcelona Ladies OpenBarcelona SpainClay (red)3220092012
Danish Opene-Boks Danish OpenCopenhagen DenmarkHard (i)3220102012
Texas Tennis OpenTexas Tennis OpenDallas United StatesHard3220112012
U.S. IndoorsCellular South CupMemphis United StatesHard (i)3220092013
WTA Tournament of ChampionsGaranti Koza WTA Tournament of ChampionsSofia BulgariaHard (i)820122014
Portugal OpenEstoril OpenEstoril PortugalClay (red)3220092014
Thailand OpenPTT Pattaya OpenPattaya City ThailandHard3220092015
Gastein LadiesNurnberger Gastein LadiesBad Gastein AustriaClay (red)3220092015
Baku CupBaku CupBaku AzerbaijanHard3220112015
Rio OpenRio OpenRio de Janeiro BrazilClay (red)3220142016
Katowice OpenBNP Paribas Katowice OpenKatowice PolandHard (i)3220132016
Brasil Tennis CupBrasil Tennis CupFlorianópolis BrazilHard3220132016
Malaysian OpenAlya Malaysian OpenKuala Lumpur MalaysiaHard3220102017
Swedish OpenSwedish OpenBåstad SwedenClay (red)3220092017
Taiwan OpenTaiwan OpenTaipei TaiwanHard3220162018
Moscow River CupMoscow River CupMoscow RussiaClay (red)3220182018
Tournoi de QuébecCoupe Banque NationaleQuebec City CanadaCarpet (i)3220092018
Bucharest OpenBRD Bucharest OpenBucharest RomaniaClay (red)3220142019
Ladies Open LuganoLadies Open LuganoLugano SwitzerlandClay (red)3220172019
Nuremberg CupNürnberger VersicherungscupNürnberg GermanyClay (red)3220132019
Mallorca OpenMallorca OpenMallorca SpainGrass3220162019
Baltic OpenBaltic OpenJūrmala LatviaClay (red)3220192019
Bronx OpenNYJTL Bronx OpenThe Bronx, New York City United StatesHard3220192019
Tashkent OpenTashkent OpenTashkent UzbekistanHard3220092019
Tianjin OpenTianjin OpenTianjin ChinaHard3220142019
Shenzhen OpenShenzhen Longhua OpenShenzhen ChinaHard3220132020
Mexican OpenAbierto Mexicano TELCELAcapulco MexicoHard3220092020
Luxembourg OpenBGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg OpenLuxembourg City LuxembourgHard (i)3220092021
İstanbul CupTEB BNP Paribas İstanbul CupIstanbul TurkeyClay (red)3220092022
Abierto ZapopanAbierto Akron ZapopanZapopan MexicoHard3220212022
Slovenia OpenBanka Koper Slovenia OpenPortorož SloveniaHard3220092022
Tallinn OpenTallinn OpenTallinn EstoniaHard3220222022
Swiss OpenLadies Open LausanneLausanne SwitzerlandClay (red)3220162023
WTA Lyon OpenOpen 6ème Sens Métropole de LyonLyon FranceHard (i)3220202023
WTA Poland OpenBNP Paribas Warsaw OpenWarsaw PolandHard3220212023
Hamburg European OpenHamburg OpenHamburg Germany Clay (red)3220212023

Upgraded to WTA 500

TournamentSponsored nameCityCountrySurfaceDrawFirst EditionLast Edition
Washington OpenCiti OpenWashington D.C. United StatesHard3220112022
Linz OpenUpper Austria Ladies LinzLinz AustriaHard (i)3220092023
Internationaux de StrasbourgInternationaux de StrasbourgStrasbourg FranceClay (red)3219872023
Bad Homburg OpenBad Homburg Open presented by Engel & VolkersBad Homburg GermanyGrass3220202023
Monterrey OpenAbierto GNP SegurosMonterrey MexicoHard3220092023
Korea OpenHana Bank Korea OpenSeoul South KoreaHard3220092023

Winners by tournament

Singles

Current tournaments

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Auckland E. Dementieva (1/1) Wickmayer (3/5) G. Arn (1/1) J. Zheng (1/1) A. Radwańska (1/4) Ivanovic (4/5) V. Williams (4/6) Stephens (2/3) L. Davis (1/1) Görges (3/5) Görges (5/5) S. Williams (2/2)
Shenzhen Not an Event Li (2/3) Li (3/3) Halep (6/9) A. Radwańska (4/4) K. Siniaková (1/2) Halep (8/9) A. Sabalenka (1/3) E. Alexandrova (1/1)
Hobart P. Kvitová (1/5) A. Bondarenko (1/1) Gajdošová (2/2) M. Barthel (1/3) E. Vesnina (1/1) G. Muguruza (1/3) Watson (2/4) Cornet (4/5) E. Mertens (1/4) Mertens (2/4) S. Kenin (1/4) Rybakina (2/2)
Hua Hin Not an Event Yastremska (2/3) Linette (2/2)
Acapulco V. Williams (1/6) V. Williams (2/6) G. Dulko (1/1) S. Errani (1/6) Errani (5/6) D. Cibulková (1/3) Bacsinszky (2/4) Stephens (3/3) Tsurenko (3/4) Tsurenko (4/4) Y. Wang (1/1) Watson (4/4)
Lyon Not an Event Kenin (4/4)
Monterrey M. Bartoli (1/2) A. Pavlyuchenkova (1/10) Pavlyuchenkova (3/10) T. Babos (1/3) Pavlyuchenkova (4/10) Ivanovic (5/5) Bacsinszky (3/4) Watson (3/4) Pavlyuchenkova (7/10) Muguruza (2/3) Muguruza (3/3) Svitolina (7/8)
Bogotá MJ. Martínez Sánchez (1/4) M. Duque-Mariño (1/1) L. Domínguez Lino (1/1) L. Arruabarrena (1/2) Janković (2/4) C. Garcia (1/5) T. Pereira (1/2) I. Falconi (1/1) Schiavone (5/5) Schmiedlová (3/3) A. Anisimova (1/1) <--2020-->Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Marrakech/Rabat A. Medina Garrigues (1/3) I. Benešová (1/1) A. Brianti (1/1) K. Bertens (1/5) Schiavone (3/5) MT. Torró Flor (1/1) Svitolina (3/8) Bacsinszky (4/4) Pavlyuchenkova (8/10) Mertens (4/4) M. Sakkari (1/1)
Nottingham Not an Event A. Konjuh (1/1) Ka. Plíšková (5/5) Vekić (2/2) Barty (2/3) Garcia (5/5)
's-Hertogenbosch T. Tanasugarn (1/2) J. Henin (1/1) Vinci (4/8) Petrova (2/3) Halep (2/9) C. Vandeweghe (1/2) C. Giorgi (1/2) Vandeweghe (2/2) A. Kontaveit (1/1) A. Krunić (1/1) Riske (2/2)
Birmingham M. Rybáriková (1/4) N. Li (1/3) S. Lisicki (1/3) M. Oudin (1/1) Hantuchová (3/4) WTA Premier Event
Bad Homburg Not an Event
Bucharest Not an Event Halep (5/9) Schmiedlová (2/3) Halep (7/9) Begu (4/4) Sevastova (3/4) E. Rybakina (1/2)
Gstaad/Lausanne Not an Event V. Golubic (1/1) Bertens (4/5) Cornet (5/5) F. Ferro (1/2)
Jūrmala Not an Event Sevastova (4/4)
Washington D.C. Not an Event N. Petrova (1/3) Rybáriková (3/4) Rybáriková (4/4) S. Kuznetsova (1/2) S. Stephens (1/3) Wickmayer (5/5) Makarova (2/2) Kuznetsova (2/2) J. Pegula (1/1)
Palermo F. Pennetta (1/2) K. Kanepi (1/2) Medina Garrigues (3/3) Errani (4/6) Vinci (8/8) Not an Event Teichmann (2/2) Ferro (2/2)
Prague Not an Event Ka. Plíšková (4/5) Šafářová (2/2) Barthel (3/3) Kvitová (5/5) J. Teichmann (1/2) Halep (9/9)
Lexington Not an Event J. Brady (1/1)
Istanbul V. Dushevina (1/1) Pavlyuchenkova (2/10) Not held Wozniacki (7/9) L. Tsurenko (1/4) Ç Büyükakçay (1/1) Svitolina (6/8) P. Parmentier (1/2) P. Martić (1/1) PM. Țig (1/1)
Strasbourg A. Rezaï (1/3) Sharapova (2/3) Petkovic (2/4) Schiavone (2/5) Cornet (2/5) M. Puig (1/1) Stosur (4/6) Garcia (2/5) Stosur (6/6) Pavlyuchenkova (10/10) Yastremska (3/3) Svitolina (8/8)
Osaka/Tokyo/Hiroshima S. Stosur (1/6) Tanasugarn (2/2) Bartoli (2/2) H. Watson (1/4) Stosur (2/6) Stosur (3/6) Wickmayer (4/5) C. McHale (1/1) Z. Diyas (1/1) Hsieh (3/3) Hibino (2/2) <--2020-->Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Nanchang Not an Event Y. Duan (1/1) Peng (2/2) Q. Wang (1/2) R. Peterson (1/2)
Linz Wickmayer (2/5) A. Ivanovic (1/5) Kvitová (3/5) Azarenka (5/5) Kerber (2/2) Ka. Plíšková (3/5) Pavlyuchenkova (6/10) Cibulková (3/3) Strýcová (2/2) Giorgi (2/2) C. Gauff (1/1) Sabalenka (3/3)
Seoul K. Date-Krumm (1/1) Kleybanova (2/2) Martínez Sánchez (4/4) Wozniacki (5/9) A. Radwańska (2/4) Ka. Plíšková (2/5) Begu (2/4) Arruabarrena (2/2) J. Ostapenko (1/2) Bertens (5/5) K. Muchová (1/1) <--2020-->Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
Guangzhou S. Pe'er (1/2) J. Gajdošová (1/2) C. Scheepers (1/1) Hsieh (2/3) S. Zhang (1/2) Niculescu (2/3) Janković (3/4) Tsurenko (2/4) Zhang (2/2) Q. Wang (2/2) Kenin (3/4)
Tianjin Not an Event A. Riske (1/2) A. Radwańska (3/4) S. Peng (1/2) Sharapova (3/3) Garcia (4/5) Peterson (2/2)
Hong Kong Not an Event Lisicki (3/3) Janković (4/4) Wozniacki (9/9) Pavlyuchenkova (9/10) D. Yastremska (1/3) Canceled due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
Luxembourg City T. Bacsinszky (1/4) Vinci (2/8) Azarenka (4/5) V. Williams (3/6) Wozniacki (6/9) A. Beck (1/2) M. Doi (1/1) Niculescu (3/3) C. Witthöft (1/1) Görges (4/5) Ostapenko (2/2)
Zhuhai Not an Event V. Williams (5/6) Kvitová (4/5) Görges (2/5) Barty (3/3) Sabalenka (2/3)

Previous tournaments

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ponte Vedra Beach C. Wozniacki (1/9) Wozniacki (2/9) Not an Event
Portorož D. Safina (1/1) A. Chakvetadze (1/1) Not an Event
Brisbane V. Azarenka (1/5) K. Clijsters (1/1) Kvitová (2/5) WTA Premier Event
Marbella J. Janković (1/4) Pennetta (2/2) Azarenka (3/5) Not an Event
Barcelona R. Vinci (1/8) F. Schiavone (1/5) Vinci (3/8) Errani (2/6) Not an Event
Copenhagen Not an Event Wozniacki (3/9) Wozniacki (4/9) A. Kerber (1/2) Not an Event
Dallas Not an Event Lisicki (2/3) Vinci (6/8) Not an Event
Memphis Azarenka (2/5) M. Sharapova (1/3) Rybáriková (2/4) S. Arvidsson (1/1) M. Erakovic (1/1) Not an Event
Budapest Á. Szávay (1/2) Szávay (2/2) Vinci (5/8) Errani (3/6) Halep (3/9) Not an Event
Estoril Y. Wickmayer (1/5) A. Sevastova (1/4) Medina Garrigues (2/3) Kanepi (2/2) Pavlyuchenkova (5/10) C. Suárez Navarro (1/1) Not an Event
Pattaya City V. Zvonareva (1/3) Zvonareva (2/3) D. Hantuchová (1/4) Hantuchová (2/4) M. Kirilenko (1/1) E. Makarova (1/2) Hantuchová (4/4) Not an Event
Bad Gastein A. Petkovic (1/4) J. Görges (1/5) Martínez Sánchez (3/4) A. Cornet (1/5) Y. Meusburger (1/1) Petkovic (3/4) Stosur (5/6) Not an Event
Baku Not held Zvonareva (3/3) B. Jovanovski (1/2) E. Svitolina (1/8) Svitolina (2/8) M. Gasparyan (1/2) Not an Event
Rio de Janeiro Not an Event K. Nara (1/1) Errani (6/6) Schiavone (4/5) Not an Event
Katowice Not an Event Vinci (7/8) Cornet (3/5) A.K. Schmiedlová (1/3) Cibulková (2/3) Not an Event
Florianópolis Not an Event M. Niculescu (1/3) K. Zakopalová (1/1) Pereira (2/2) Begu (3/4) Not an Event
Kuala Lumpur Not an Event A. Kleybanova (1/2) J. Dokic (1/1) S-w. Hsieh (1/3) Ka. Plíšková (1/5) D. Vekić (1/2) Wozniacki (8/9) Svitolina (4/8) A. Barty (1/3) Not an Event
Båstad Martínez Sánchez (2/4) Rezaï (3/3) P. Hercog (1/3) Hercog (2/3) S. Williams (1/2) Barthel (2/3) J. Larsson (1/2) L. Siegemund (1/1) Siniaková (2/2) Not an Event
Kaohsiung/Taipei Not an Event V. Williams (6/6) Svitolina (5/8) Babos (3/3) Not an Event
Moscow Not an Event O. Danilović (1/1) Not an Event
Québec City M. Czink (1/1) T. Paszek (1/1) B. Záhlavová-Strýcová (1/2) K. Flipkens (1/1) L. Šafářová (1/2) M. Lučić-Baroni (1/1) Beck (2/2) O. Dodin (1/1) A. Van Uytvanck (1/4) Parmentier (2/2) Not an Event
Budapest Not an Event Babos (2/3) Van Uytvanck (2/4) Van Uytvanck (3/4) Provisional move to Debrecen cancelled
Biel/Lugano Not an Event M. Vondroušová (1/1) Mertens (3/4) Hercog (3/3) Not an Event
NürnbergNot an Event S. Halep (1/9) E. Bouchard (1/1) Knapp (2/2) Bertens (2/5) Bertens (3/5) Larsson (2/2) Y. Putintseva (1/1) Not an Event
Mallorca Not an Event Garcia (3/5) Sevastova (2/4) T. Maria (1/1) Kenin (2/4) Not an Event
The Bronx Not an Event M. Linette (1/2) Not an Event
Tashkent Pe'er (2/2) A. Kudryavtseva (1/1) K. Pervak (1/1) IC. Begu (1/4) Jovanovski (2/2) K. Knapp (1/2) N. Hibino (1/2) Kr. Plíšková (1/1) K. Bondarenko (1/1) Gasparyan (2/2) Van Uytvanck (4/4) Not an Event
Bali
Sofia
Rezaï (2/3) Ivanovic (2/5) Ivanovic (3/5) Petrova (3/3) Halep (4/9) Petkovic (4/4) Not an Event

See also